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PUBLIC HEARING — IOC <br />'It <br />,-iIZEN HILLS <br />MEMORANDUM <br />DATE: April 8, 2024 <br />TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers <br />David Perrault, City Administrator <br />FROM: David Swearingen, P.E. Public Works Director/City Engineer <br />SUBJECT: 2024 PMP Street & Utility Improvement Project — Special Assessment Hearing <br />Council Should Consider <br />Motions to approve, table, or deny the following: <br />• Hold a Special Assessment Hearing for the 2024 PMP Street & Utility Improvement <br />Project for public comment. <br />Background/Discussion <br />On February 12, 2024, the City Council adopted Resolution 2024-008 Approving the Plans and <br />Specifications and Ordering the Advertisement for Bids for the 2024 PMP Street & Utility <br />Improvement Project. Bids were solicited and opened on March 6, 2024. <br />A portion of the costs for the 2024 PMP Street & Utility Improvement Project are proposed to be <br />assessed against the benefitting properties according to the City's Assessment Policy. In order to <br />assess these costs, the City must follow the process outlined in State Statute 429. On March 11, 2024, <br />after the bids were opened, the City Council adopted Resolution 2024-012 Declaring Costs to be <br />Assessed and set today as the date for the assessment hearing. A public hearing prior to adopting the <br />assessments is a requirement of State Statute 429. The proposed assessment area is shown on <br />Attachment A. <br />The Assessment Roll related to Resolution 2024-012 has been amended to remove the property at <br />1570 McClung Drive. City staff was notified of an error with the property owner information from <br />the Ramsey County recorder's office. Per advice from the City Attorney, the assessment process must <br />be redone for the actual property owner, but the amended assessment roll can continue as it relates to <br />Resolution 2024-021 (New Business Item 11 D). <br />The project is proposed to be assessed consistent with the City's Assessment Policy and past practices, <br />which states that 50% of the costs for roadway improvements will be assessed in residential areas, <br />with the remaining portion financed by City funds. Financing for the project is consistent with City <br />Page 1 of 3 <br />